Australian A-League Women

FT Saturday, January 2, 2021
Melbourne City WWWWD 1
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Canberra United LLWLW 2
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CAN022
Viking Park · 1,398 att.

Match Report

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Heyman scores again to help Canberra top W-League with win vs. Melbourne City

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
54.1
Possession
45.9
12
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
209
361
Passes
306
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
65
21
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
19
11
Effective Clearances
7
11
Clearances
7

Head to Head

MBC leads series 2-1

Lineups

CAN · 4-4-2

  1. 22Sally JamesG
  2. 4Kendall FletcherCD-L
  3. 15Jessika NashCD-R
  4. 5Lauren KeirLB
  5. 18Isabella FolettaRB
  6. 8Laura HughesCM-L
  7. 10Grace MaherCM-R
  8. 19Nikki FlanneryLM
  9. 13Paige SatchellRM
  10. 23Michelle HeymanCF-L
  11. 9Demi KoulizakisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Jessie RasschaertSUB
  2. 1Keeley RichardsSUB
  3. 12Hayley Taylor-YoungSUB
  4. 6Bianca GalicSUB
  5. 20Sasha GroveSUB

MBC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Teagan MicahG
  2. 21Jenna MccormickCD
  3. 17Samantha JohnsonCD-L
  4. 5Tori TumethCD-R
  5. 13Sarah CainCM-L
  6. 18Leah DavidsonCM-R
  7. 19Tyla-Jay VlajnicLM
  8. 3Teigen AllenRM
  9. 11Rhali DobsonF
  10. 14Margot RobinneCF-L
  11. 8Hollie PalmerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Lia MuldearySUB
  2. 7Julia SardoSUB
  3. 12Harriet WithersSUB
  4. 10Chinatsu KiraSUB
  5. 23Melissa BarbieriSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Samantha Johnson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 61' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Harriet Withers replaces Margot Robinne.
  3. 62' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Chinatsu Kira replaces Rhali Dobson.
  4. 65' Substitution, Canberra United. Sasha Grove replaces Demi Koulizakis.
  5. 73' Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Keir.
  6. 77' Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Jenna McCormick (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chinatsu Kira following a set piece situation.
  7. 81' Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United Women) Substitution at 81'
  8. 90'+2' Substitution, Canberra United. Jessie Rasschaert replaces Kendall Fletcher because of an injury.
  9. 90'+3' Goal! Canberra United 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sasha Grove with a headed pass.

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